Shot Shocks?
Shot Shocks? I have the Hotchkis drop with the stock shocks riding on 315 with the hotchkis non-adj phr. Funny thing that i just replaced my rear shocks with lower milege ones a weeks ago and just the other day i had a full car and ever since then it went back to its old habbits probaly even then before. Any little bump will rub, any little turn will hit the side fender and wheel weld. It feels like its riding on cut springs. These shocks were pretty much brand new and i know the 315 are known to rub but they do it alot more now. For a long time i would rarely rub and now the cuts on the side of my tires are starting to worry me. Is it time for Bilsteins or Bilsteins HD's. I need the best bank for the buck. Oh, i just ordered my UMI ADJ PHR also. Thanks
TECH Senior Member
Joined: Jan 2004
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From: St.Charles MO
Doesnt matter how new the shocks are, if they cant damper the springs you have, then its going to ride funny, and the stock ones are only made to (hardly) dampen the stock springs. Talk to Sam Strano about revalve Bilsteins. If your going to do it, you might as well do it right only one time.
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From: TX
The stock shocks suck right out of the box. They're not adequate for the 16 inch wheels, even worse for the 17x9 wheels and just think, you've got even more unsprung weight with those 315's.
Also... sell that hotchkis phb and get a rod end phb, might help eliminate some rubbing.
Also... sell that hotchkis phb and get a rod end phb, might help eliminate some rubbing.
